In 1774, there were two separate acts that closed Boston Harbor and that placed the government of Massachusetts under British control. These were two of the five Restraining Acts that were known alternately by the British as the Coercive Acts and by the American colonists as the Intolerable Acts.1
The Boston Port Act was introduced on March 18, 1774, and passed on June 1, 1774, to compel Boston to reimburse the East India Company for the tea that was destroyed during the Boston Tea Party.1, 2 The Massachusetts Government Act was passed on May 20, 1774, to punish Massachusetts for its "errant behavior," by limiting its self government.3
The act that closed the Boston Harbor was the Boston Tea Party. This act was a revolt by the Americans against the British for taxes in 1773.
The Boston Port Act, it said that the Colonists could not trade until the damage done to the tea from the Boston Tea Party was paid for.
the Intolerable Acts
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The British Government was responible for closing Boston Harbor.
The Massachusetts Government Act which was one of the Intolerable Acts passed by the British in response to the Boston Tea Party.
They told the British government that,"Boston Harbour is a teapot tonight."it is because they didnt wanna pay there taxes the british were charging them.
The son's of liberty threw the bags of tea into the Boston Harbor.
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The British responded to the Boston Tea Party by making the Intolerable Acts which closed the Boston Ports and destroyed the Massachusetts government.
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.The British soldiers were housed by colonists . Massachusetts was put under control of Thomas Gage (a British general). The port of Boston was closed down and no colonists could import or export
The government thinks muslim people bombed Boston.
No. They were British acts that were passed before the revolution. The British were unconcerned about native Americans. The act was to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party and limited government in the colonies. It was for control.
The British Government was responible for closing Boston Harbor.
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The Massachusetts Government Act which was one of the Intolerable Acts passed by the British in response to the Boston Tea Party.
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The Red Coats or the British.
Boston, Massachusetts
They told the British government that,"Boston Harbour is a teapot tonight."it is because they didnt wanna pay there taxes the british were charging them.